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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-7316.
Thousands of workers displaced by recent floods throughout
northern and southern California will benefit from a $15 million grant from the
U.S. Department of Labor, the Clinton Administration announced today.
Funds awarded today are in addition to a $10 million grant
in January. The grant will provide approximately 2,500 workers with temporary
jobs to help with the cleanup of public lands and the restoration of unusable
roads, sidewalks and bridges.
"This grant will provide needed jobs for unemployed workers
to help the state recover from the recent disasters," President Bill Clinton
said. "I hope this assistance will help families get back on their feet and
help California communities meet the economic challenge of full recovery from
this latest disaster. Californians have courageously displayed a sense of
community in the aftermath of the floods and they deserve our help."
"The impact of recent flooding throughout California is
devastating, and continues to pose a hardship for all who live and work in
those regions," Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich said. "It is critical that we
move quickly to help residents and workers in the process of rebuilding their
homes, their roads and their lives."
Workers dislocated by the floods, the long-term unemployed
and other dislocated workers from a total of 49 counties are eligible for
assistance. The counties affected are:
| Amador |
Kings |
Monterrey |
San Diego |
| Butte |
Lake |
Nevada |
San Luis Obispo |
| Colusa |
Lassen |
Napa |
Santa Barbara |
| El Dorado |
Los Angeles |
Orange |
Santa Clara |
| Fresno |
Madera |
Placer |
Santa Cruz |
| Glenn |
Marin |
Plumas |
Shasta |
| Humboldt |
Mariposa |
Riverside |
Sierra |
| Imperial |
Mendocino |
Sacramento |
Siskiyou |
| Inyo |
Modoc |
San Benito |
Solano |
| Kern |
Mono |
San Bernardino |
Sonoma |
| Trinity |
Toulumne |
Stanislaus |
Sutter |
| Tulare |
Ventura |
Yuba |
Tehama |
This emergency grant is made possible through special
provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act's dislocated worker program and
will be operated by the California Employment Development Department.
Residents who lost their jobs as a result of the flooding
will receive supportive services, such as child care and trans- portation
assistance. They may also be eligible for unemployment assistance. Applications
may be filed with the disaster application centers established by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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